Off to watch the ponies. Who should i bet on in the third race?

I am sad to report that not everything is big in Texas

apparently they call 'big boys' Bubba here

Dallas smells like someone had asparagus for lunch

$8 for a tiny veggie tray and water is highway, er, airport robbery.

I love people watching. The woman sitting next to me has the same taste in men as I do

@ the airport Gate G19 sounds like BINGO to me now to find out which of these people are sitting next to me, hope its a hottie

Ack, sumac trees smell just like....well you know.

Just so you know, it is not necessary to wear your bluetooth headset 24 hours a day. Its tacky and you look silly.

oh no, the power is out at the office. I'm not sure if that's a good thing or not

So excited! My Outlook, Google and Phone Calendars are all in sync I'm such a geek : -) Is your birthday on my calendar?

Excited to be packing my weekend bag for an out of town trip. Who is picking me up at the airport tomorrow?

Looking for something fun to do in Chicago this weekend? Check out my "HOT PICKS" List: http://tr.im/kLc0

Has 50 extra bucks he doesn't need to give to the city since his erroneous parking ticket has been finally been dismissed...let's partay!

Holy crap! I just got to play Hollywood Squares and I won. pictures coming soon

off to dinner and then catching 'Game Show' Night @ Wild Pug. What are you doing?

suddenly remembers why he hasn't worn these Kenneth Cole pants in a while. Lo-Rise+No Belt Loops=Pulling pants up all day. All for fashion!

Just found out about free tickets to NorthLight Theater in Skokie tomorrow night and wanted to let you know. Check it out: http://tr.im/kAVJ

Did Simon Cowell really say that about Adam Lambert's performance - "no one can top that" - Adam needs to win and come out!

Just because you have your window rolled up does not mean that you are invisible. We can still see you picking your nose.

Living on the Edge

Photo Credit: Sears Tower

Ok, who's coming to visit me so I can take them to the new "Ledge" at Sears Tower....er I mean Willis Tower?

Oh, who am I kidding, I'm a tourist in my own city. I couldn't tell you how many times I've been stopped in this city with questions of "oh where are you from?" or "Do you like Chicago?" I guess it's because I always have my camera ready and I enjoy doing all the touristy things in Chicago.

Who says that toursity things are only for tourists? Shouldn't one enjoy the city they live in, regardless of where it is? People from around the world come to Chicago on vacation - just like we did for Amsterdam. So I always act like a tourist when I'm out and about enjoying this fabulous city.

But I have digressed, haven't I? In an attempt to rebrand itself from "Sears Tower" to "Willis Tower" and to also give them another reason to put themselves in the news....they are adding a new glass skydeck to the already existing observation deck at the Sears Tower.

It reminds me recently added observation deck they added to the Grand Canyon that lets you walk out and over it.....I for one can't wait for this deck to arrive so I can go check it out....even if it does cost $15 bucks to go up there...it is an amazing site to behold!

Who wants to go with me?

What a way to start the day, almost getting run over while out for coffee: http://tr.im/kwQV

Multi-tasking for nothing

Sorry, I have to rant!

I've been awake for less than an hour this morning and I've already had run-ins with three different drivers.

The first was a driver coming the other way who turned right (as I was making a legal left turn) and then cut me off in the two lane road because she thought she was a NASCAR Driver and needed both lanes to complete her turn.

Next it was a lady who was in a hurry to get her coffee and felt it was very important to cut me off (now a pedestrian) and swerve in front of me so she could then pull up 8 feet to stop in line - which forced me to walk AROUND her car instead of continuing on my sidewalk path.

Finally, as I was walking back to the office I was once again confronted with a stupid driver who was stopped at a traffic light but thought that the white line painted on the road was where the END of the car goes and not the front - and the driver behind her felt the need to pull right up to her bumper so that NONE of the pedestrians in the crosswalk could navigate the legal right of way.

What is up with Drivers?  Why is everyone in a hurry?  Are people that bad at time scheduling that they are constantly late and that they don't care about anyone else?  I thought I saw it all the other day when I saw someone driving but also smoking a cigarette, drinking a coffee AND holding a cellphone up to their ear (with the opposite hand - you know the right hand holding the phone up the left ear)....I was wondering how in the world are you driving if all of your hands are full, it's obvious that you're not paying attention to the road.

The kicker of all kickers though, is a woman driver this past weekend killed a motorcylcist because...now get this....she was painting her fingernails while driving.  Her G** D*** fingernails!!!  Because this woman couldn't scheulde her time properly OR even consider that "painting your fingernails while driving was wrong" a person is dead.

You want to know what's even crazier - she was "ticketed...(by) police with failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident" A ticket....not felony reckless driving or murder....a ticket....for failing to reduce speed.  So that's what we've been reduced to as a society.  You can kill someone with your car and you'll just get a ticket.

What is wrong with this country that we need to install Red Light Camera's at intersections to catch people who can't follow the law, a country where we need to enact laws to tell people "Don't talk on your phone while you drive."  

New York City recently enacted that law and issued almost 10,000 tickets in a 24-hour period crackdown - yet Chicago has had the same law in effect for almost 4 years now and yet they don't write as many tickets in a year as as NYC police did in a single day!

Recently Chicago upped the ante on the tickets for drivers who use cellphones.  The ticket used to be $75 and they took your license and you were forced to go to Traffic Court to retrieve it, but now the ticket is $100 and if you're involved in an accident the fine is $500.

But what use is an increased fine if the police don't follow the law and ticket offenders?  

I guess people figure "oh well, I'll just pay the ticket because it's worth it." Think what you could do with an extra $100 in this economy?  Uhm, groceries for a few weeks, a little extra on the car note or mortgage?  

Come on people, put the nail polish and latte down, put the cellphone down and put both hands on the wheel - PAY ATTENTION  Arrive Alive you stupid drivers!

Oh yeah, and sometime overnight 2 people were killed in a hit-and-run accident as they were crossing the street.  Oh it's great to live in the city!

**Photo Credit:  mnScouser

Almost had a bicyclist for lunch because he chose to run a red light & then gave me a dirty look because I blew my horn - OBEY THE LAW!

Bunny Uncensored

Amsterdam Day 9 - The Final Night in Amsterdam

Sorry I must have hit the zoom button midway through.

I refuse to say Venti

The first message with my new phone. Does it make my text look thinner? I hope so.

It is difficult Looking at the tulips on Michigan Ave

Amsterdam Day 8 Recap

Oh we're off to see the Wizard, the wonderful Wizard of Oz

Amsterdam Day 7 Recap

Amsterdam Day 6 Recap

Amsterdam Day 5 Recap

Amsterdam Day 4 Recap

Amsterdam Day 3 Recap

Amsterdam Day 2 Recap

More pictures from Amsterdam

You can check out photos from Amsterdam over on my Facebook page, I'll upload better quality when I get home as internet access is spotty over here.

Amsterdam
Set One
Set Two
Set Three

Oh yeah, and here's an update from Day 1 of our trip.

Amsterdam is amazing, we're having a great time. Check out my update which includes pictures. Wish you were here http://tr.im/ja4e

An update from Amsterdam

We have made it to Amsterdam and in two days time we have lived a lifetime. It has been non-stop excitement since the moment we put our feet on the pavement.

Friday was spent checking into our lovely houseboat and scavenging for essentials - beer and water. We had the most amazing Chinese Dinner EVAH! Seriously, it put American Chinese to shame and then had a little walk in the neighborhood...uhm the Red Light District.

Saturday was a blast as we started with a lovely trip to the local library to steal internet bandwidth to check emails and alert family that we'd made it" and enjoyed a most delightful lunch on the terrace overlooking the city. Next we delved into the city - truly - by taking a canal boat tour and looking at Amsterdam from below street level. I then met up with the most amazing group of fun guys, the listeners from Feast of Fun at a local bar and spent several hours chatting. Even more surprising was the arrival of the ever lovely Mr. & Mrs. TBF and the quite delicious Canadian Swiss & Orange X, it was wonderful to finally wrap my arms around the lovely CS and gaze into her amazingly blue eyes! It is always so much fun to meet "bloggers" in real life and put flesh to words on a screen.

We've been resting and realxing, sitting on the deck of the boat watching Amsterdam go by.

You can check our some Photos over on Facebook HERE and HERE, I'll upload higher quality photos to flickr when I get home.

See you soon, and wish you were here, seriously, I do!

At the airport i think i just say senator craig Ewh
{michael}

Look who's going on vacation

Look who's going on vacation
Originally uploaded by Michael_Lehet

Look who I picked up at rehab this afternoon? Of course she got out just in time to head off to Amsterdam so she can start the whole process all over again.

If it's one thing that Flo Mingo really enjoys - it's rehab!

Flo has got a jammed pack schedule in Amsterdam. She's going to be meeting up with a whole bunch of bloggers from Switzerland and France - she is so excited she could just pee.

She's also planning on meeting up with some fans of the Feast of Fun (formerly Feast of Fools) and give out some surprises that Marc & Fausto gave her.

But most of all she is looking forward to spending a fabulous time in Amsterdam with her closest and dearest friends, smoking, joking and causing general havoc all while trying to evade Interpol.

Wish her luck, cuz she's gonna need it!

Just a few more days

I'm sorry that I've been absent from my blog for so long, I feel as though I've neglected you by twittering and updating Facebook instead of here....but I've been busy darn it.

I had been hoping that Winter would be a nice, calm and restful season - but it wasn't - in fact it was way busier than I had anticipated or wanted it to be.

I've been busy writing for The Examiner and my weekly column for ChicagoPride and it consumed more of my time than I had thought it would - but good things have come of it and hopefully some things will change soon. You'll be the first to know when good news comes around the corner.

I've also been busy planning a vacation....a big vacation in fact - to Amsterdam - to celebrate my 40th birthday. About 18 months ago my best friend said "Why don't we go to Amsterdam for your 40th?" and that's all it took to put the wheels in motion. Since that time we've been planning this huge trip, booking a houseboat, coordinating travel schedules and activities and keeping everyone up to date on what's happening.


We leave on Thursday for 10 glorious days in Amsterdam. There are 8 of us flying from the US and planning to meet up with several blogger friends (which I'm excited about) as well as hosting a "meetup" for fans of the Feast of Fun show that I've had the privilege and honor to be a part of. We've been planning museum jaunts and day trips and what food we'll need while we're on the boat.

Keep tuned in because I'll be posting photos and videos from our trip!

VIDEO: Fountain Shopping

I just passed my eye exam. I was worried cuz i didnt study for it.

I'm hanging out in boystown wearing bunny ears. Find me if you can!

Why do drivers have such a big problem with making a four point stop. I thought it was the law?

I wonder what the use Poppy Seeds are, besides getting stuck in your teeth and registering false positive heroin drug test results?

Heading off to a Reeling Film Festival Advisory Board Meeting....just wait until you see what's going to happen this year!

Heading off to see the Mapplethorpe exhibit at Northwestern University, it closes tomorrow, check it out http://tr.im/ifHW

Supercalifragilisticexpialipodcast, whew that's a mouthful

Those wild and wacky boys over at the Feast of Fun invited me over to chat again - I guess they're just gluttons for punishment if you as me!

We had an amazing time talking about Mary Poppins (my current fascination) as well as that ShamWOW guy who got beat up by a hooker in Florida.

We also had an interview with Debra Taylor, the Oklahoma school teacher who got fired for teaching her Ethics class about Hatecrimes and using the Laramie Project as the course material. Her Superintendent didn't like that she was teaching about homosexuals and shut down her course - totally not PC!

Listen to the show here

Is this offensive, or is it just me?

Apparently I'm a little late to the game....just in time for the Inauguration of our 44th President - all the way back in January - someone came out with the Obama Chiahead.

You can buy it over here for only $19.95

Did I miss the Bush Chia Head?

Are you in the mood to protest? Help is needed in Arlington Heights: http://tr.im/hHDS

Mary Poppins was super calafragalisticexpaladocious
{michael}

Has the best seat for the show, third row loge dab smack in the middle. Bring on the Mary!

really dislikes Movies on DVD with "mandatory" previews that you can't bypass - AAAARRRRRGGGGHHHHH!!!

Just got my hair cut, now i know how a spring lamb feels - except i'm not going to be eaten for dinner, unless im lucky

I have decided that I will no longer give bad drivers "The Finger" instead they get a Thumbs Up, because they're so special!

What a beautiful sunrise this morning.
{michael}

I love watching people fly over speed bumps and go boom while they bottom out lol
{michael}

Looking for something fun to do this weekend? Check out these Hot Picks! http://tr.im/hyUa

is devestated. He just got an AARP card in the mail today. HELLO, I'm 40 NOT 50!!!!

I want to meet those people

One of the interesting things about Amazon is that when you look at a specific product they show you great combinations of products (to get you to buy more stuff at a discount) but they also show you things that other people bought at the same time.

For example, if you bought a personal massage unit it may show that people also bought batteries - that makes sense doesn't it?

Well I came across this Vacuum Marinade System and at $72 it was a little too out of my price range for what it does....but the interesting thing is what they show as an "Also Bought"

Uhm....who buys a Vacuum Marinade unit AND not just an electric razor, but.....a Bodygroomer ...ewh, I do NOT want them making dinner for me!

wonders what this 'March Madness' is that everyone is talking about. Is it like Mad Cow Disease? Should I be worried?

Why are the grocery stores packed on a monday? Did everyone forget to in shopping over the weekend?
{michael}

Dixie Longate meets the Bears

Dixie Longate meets the Bears
Originally uploaded by Michael_Lehet

What happens when you take a Luxury Coach, stock it with beer and vodka, fill it with bears and point it towards the suburbs of Chicago?

No, we didn't have passports, no we didn't burst into flames when we passed Western Avenue and no we didn't end up at an Outlet Mall!

Instead we went to a Tupperware Party, specifically Dixie Longates Tupperware Party!!! WHOO HOOO!!!

Remember last year when I headed off on a Roadtrip? I had been alerted to the existence of Dixie Longate by the delectable StevieB who had arranged his own caravan to travel from Denver, CO to the comfy confines of Des Moines, IA to attend Dixie's Tupperware Party. I just couldn't pass up the chance to meet a fellow blogger AND a the fabulous Dixie Longate so I jumped in my car and headed over there myself.

It was while I was there that I found out that she was coming to Chicago and I just knew that if I had driven 6 hours - alone - in a car - that would just have to go see her again, especially since she was so close, but of course I didn't want to go alone, I had to take my friends with me.

After I returned from Des Moines I called a buddy of mine that is known for throwing some fabulous parties and setting up an annual bus trip to the Gay Rodeo down in Crete, IL to see if he would be interested in collaborating on a trip to see Dixie.

Fortunately, I was able to convince them that boys would be interested in seeing a Drag Queen sell Tupperware and we started filling up the bus.

After months of careful planning it all came together on Saturday as we jumped on the bus, put on our seatbelts and got ready for a bumpy ride (and not because of all of the potholes that line the streets of Chicago).

We had a bus full of Gay Boys/Bears and 2 Lesbians - heck we needed someone to change the tire on the bus if we got a flat - and headed out to the burbs to buy some amazing plastic crap!

After we got on the road dance music was jamming on the stereo and we were handing out cocktails and beer getting the boys into the "buying mood" that Dixie likes so much.

We arrived in Aurora just in time for the boys to have a quick smoke, grab another cocktail and find their seat in the theater.

For some reason I thought that it wouldn't be an event without beads, and you know what, I was right. As I was passing tickets out to everyone I made sure that I slipped some beads over their necks. Fortunately I had some left over and when I entered the theater with a handful of beads....oh my those straight girls went crazy!

I don't think I've had that many women after me...well EVER! As I was walking to my seat a woman with the nametag of "Sandy" on it coyly called me over to say hello....only to find out, she wasn't interested in me but wanted my beads instead. She even offered to flash me to get some beads but I told her "Oh no you don't! But hey, let me go get the Lesbians quick, they'll probably enjoy it!" After I doled out the last of my beads to the straight girls they tossed me to the side and told me to find my own seat as my services were no longer required! Oh those girls!!!

As always Dixie had the audience in stitches, literally she cut them with a knife and then she stitched them back up (no she didn't) but she had us laughing the whole time. My stomach hurt from laughing so much.

During the show Dixie called some audience members up to the stage to compete in a Rimming Contest! Two of our bus crew were picked to go up against two straight girls to see who the best rimmers were - and can you believe it? The gay boys won! And no, it's not the type of rimming you are thinking about right now, what kind of Tupperware Show would that be?

After the show Dixie met everyone out in the foyer and took pictures, signed autographs and shamed people into buying some Tupperware, I mean it is a Tupperware Party after all!

We then reluctantly all got back on the bus, only reluctantly because we were having so much fun with Dixie that we didn't want it to end, but at the same time everyone was a little bit afraid of having to spend the night in the burbs! We got back into the city, just in time for Midnight Shots at Big Chick's!

I just can't get enough of Dixie. I was talking with a friend of mine that lives in Dallas, TX and told him Dixie was coming to his neck of the woods in May. At which point he said "Well why don't you come down?" Hmmm....me seeing Dixie in three different cities that aren't in any that I live in....does that make me a stalker? Not as long as the police aren't involved it doesn't!

So, how was your weekend?

What's Next?

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Originally uploaded by Michael_Lehet

I can't believe that some parent is going to buy this decapitated head of Batman and give it to their child as an Easter Basket.


St Patricks' day isn't even here yet and they're already stuffing fake easter basket grass on us. Is this what Easter has become? Well this and candy!

Does anyone even remember what Easter is about any more? All of these holidays just run from one into the other, I give up!

Off to see Dixie Longate I wish you were going with us.
{michael}

Happy Pi Day

March 14

or

3/14

or 3.14

Why does everyone think that they are NASCAR drivers when they dont even know how to use their turn signals

Everyone should be aware that baby carrots are really just old carrots cut down to baby size

Watchmen is finally over too much cock
{michael}

Watching Watchmen, lots of violence, lots of penis

Those wild boys from the Feast of Fools invited me over to chat, check it out here: http://tr.im/h5k9

Heading out the door to go meet up with Marc & Fausto of the Feast of Fools...I wonder what we'll talk about?

just heard that Tina Turner is going to do an intervention between Rhianna and Chris Brown, is that what they refer to as "ironic"

How are you healthy?

Lifelube has just started a new campaign and they're asking gay men "How are you healhty?"

Jim Pickett was so kind to ask for my input so I wrote a few little paragraphs for them.

Check it out here

Today is a Square Root Day

That's right, all day today it's a Square Root Day - something that only happens three times a century.

Three times in 100 years!

What's a Square Root Day? Well it's when the month and day can be multiplied to equal the year.

Today is March 3, 2009 which can be mathematically written as:

3 x 3 = 9

or

√9 = 3

or

3² = 3 x 3 = 9

The last Square Root Day was on February 2, 2004 (2 x 2 = 4) and the next one won't happen for 7 more years on April 4, 2016 (4 x 4 = 16) and then we're done for the century.

Don't miss it and make sure you tell all your friends that TODAY IS A SQUARE ROOT DAY, make your Math teacher proud.

Fire at 1040 W Hollywood

Fire at 1040 W Hollywood
Originally uploaded by Michael_Lehet

Oh crap...there was a fire right down the street from my house.

Apparently people were trapped on the third floor, I hope that everyone is ok.

There are firetrucks and buses and ambulances all over the place.

My photos on The Windy Citizen

How cool is this......The Windy Citizen has posted some of my photos from the Lyric Opera Backstage Tour as their "Photos of the Day"

We went backstage at the Lyric Opera

Lyric Opera's Annual Backstage Tour
Originally uploaded by Michael_Lehet

My friends John and Todd and I went to the "behind the scenes" tour at the Lyric Opera of Chicago this past weekend.

Check here for blow by blow details

Check here for all of the pictures

I do not understand ESPN Classic. Why would you re-watch a game when you already know the outcome?!?

The Expiration Date Game - ROUND 3

YUM! Creamy Chicken Flavor Cup Noodles.....well obviously not that creamy because I never ate them.



When did this expire?

Getting ready to tour the lyric and i just meet a facebook friend - what a great suprise
{michael}

The Expiration Date Game - ROUND 2 ANSWER

Were you even close?

Varla is fabulous
{michael}

Why are drag queens always late?

Stupid bus made me miss steamworks for the feast of fools

Am I the only one who finds this funny?

On Friday's MSNBC will typically put up a 'quiz' to see who was paying attention to the news for the week.




This was the headline for this weeks 'quiz'

I would hope that the only one in the First Lady's Box would be President Obama, she doesn't come across as one of those types of girls.

wondering if the new head of the CTA - Richard Rodriguez - is also part of the family like Huberman? He's cute!

Just say chicago the musical with john hurley it was amazing
{michael}

THANK YOU!!! I Won!

I can't believe that I won....I was astounded and surprised!

At the end of last year one of the local gay papers (Chicago Free Press) held their annual "Pressies Awards" where people could vote for their favorite gay whatever.....and you guys and gals voted me as favorite LGBT Blog!  Again, I'm flabbergasted!

I am flattered and honored to be on the same page as "Best Film: Milk" starring Sean Penn (who incidentally won a Best Actor Oscar for his portayl and ChicagoPride.com as "Best LGBT Website"

Thank you to everyone who voted, I really really do appreciate it!  I never would have thought that my little old blog would ever make a dent here in the blogosphere, but apparently it has!

The Expiration Date Game - ROUND 2

ROUND 2

So when do you think this delicious Safeway Select brand Stuffed Mashed Potatoes Au Gratin expired?

Whew!

First off, I want to apologize to you....I feel like I've been neglecting my blog and it hasn't been my intention at all.

I was really waiting for winter to come so that I could sit back, relax and enjoy hibernating for the winter......boy was I wrong. This winter has been absolutely crazy, I've had such a great time and I'm afraid it's starting to show.

I've turned into a Facebooker.....last year I was complaining about how much I hated Facebook but I'm a convert. I've had such a great time on Facebook over the last year, I've connected with so many people it's amazing.

I've re-connected with friends from High School, old co-workers, friends that have moved away and even family members! It's a great way to stalk people and get stalked at the same time and it's easy to follow peoples online adventures.

I won't say that it's better than blogging.....because there's nothing like that, but it makes it easier to stay connected to people and find out what they're doing.

I still hate the applications on Facebook, because they promise you all of this fabulous stuff and then only screw you over in the end. But I do love posting pictures and videos and sharing silly meme's, here's my 25 Random Things, tagging people in pictures and just connecting with people.

But it's not just been Facebook.....I've been doing a lot of writing as the Chicago Gay Examiner, my friends Marc & Fausto have invited me on their show Feast of Fools a handful of times and I've been writing a weekly column for ChicagoPride.

I just turned 40 and I haven't even reached halfway up that hill yet, I don't know why everyone says it's downhill from here....I'm even more busy now and things aren't going to slow down.

My best friend and I have been planning a trip to Amsterdam and it's coming up in a few short weeks. We've been talking and planning this trip for more than a year and now we're in the final crush to get things pulled together. There's 6 of us going including the Ropey Old Bird and there's been rumor that perhaps Mr & Mrs Big Finn and Canadian Swiss & Orange X might make an appearance in Amsterdam.

We were trying to get to Paris to hopefully see Ms. Mac and Antipodese, but we don't think that we're going to be able to swing it....so close yet so far.....

So can anyone give me some tips on what to do when we're in Amsterdam?

The Expiration Date Game - ROUND 1 ANSWER

How close were you?

Dediated to those who were born between 1920-1979

TO ALL THE KIDS WHO SURVIVED the 1930's, 40's, 50's, 60's and 70's!! 

First, we survived being born to mothers who smoked and/or drank while they were pregnant. 

They took aspirin, ate blue cheese dressing, tuna from a can, and didn't get tested for diabetes. 

Then after that trauma, we were put to sleep on our tummies in baby cribs covered with bright colored lead-based paints. 

We had no child proof lids on medicine bottles, doors or cabinets and when we rode our bikes, we had no helmets, not to mention, the risks we took hitchhiking. 

As infants & children, we would ride in cars with no car seats, booster seats, seat belts or air bags. 

Riding in the back of a pick up on a warm day was always a special treat. 

We drank water from the garden hose and NOT from a bottle. 

We shared one soft drink with four friends, from one bottle and NO ONE actually died from this. 

We ate cupcakes, white bread and real butter and drank Kool-aid made with sugar, but we weren't overweight because, WE WERE ALWAYS OUTSIDE PLAYING! 

We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we were back when the streetlights came on. 

No one was able to reach us all day.And we were OK. 

We would spend hours building our go-carts out of scraps and then ride down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes After running into the bushes a few times, we learned to solve the problem. 

We did not have Playstations, Nintendo's, X-boxes, no video games at all,no 150 channels on cable, no video movies or DVD's, no surround-sound or CD's, no cell phones, no personal computers, no Internet or chatrooms.......WE HAD FRIENDS and we went outside and found them! 

We fell out of trees, got cut, broke bones and teeth and there were no lawsuits from these accidents.

We ate worms and mud pies made from dirt, and the worms did not live in us forever. 

We were given BB guns for our 10th birthdays, made up games with sticks and tennis balls and although we were told it would happen, we did not poke out very many eyes. 

We rode bikes or walked to a friend's house and knocked on the door or rang the bell, or just walked in and talked to them! 

Little League had tryouts and not everyone made the team. Those who didn't had to learn to deal with disappointment. Imagine that!! 

The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke the law was unheard of. They actually sided with the law! 

These generations have produced some of the best risk-takers, problem solvers and inventors ever! 

The past 50 years have been an explosion of innovation and new ideas. 

We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned HOW TO DEAL WITH IT ALL! 

If  YOU are one of them CONGRATULATIONS! 

You might want to share this with others who have had the luck to grow up as kids, before the lawyers and the government regulated so much of our lives for our own good . 

While you are at it, forward it to your kids so they will know how brave (and lucky) their parents were. 

Kind of makes you want to run through the house with scissors, doesn't it?!

I'm on the Feast of Fools again!

Will those boys at the Feast of Fools never learn their lesson?

Marc and Fausto the ever so lovely and gracious hosts of the Feast of Fools invited me back on their digitally delicious podcast to join in on some fabulous conversation with them as well as Keith Ecker (the Shirtless Vlogger) and Jamie Williamson a local bear organizer.

We had a fabulous time getting ready for the show (uhm mainly drinking a WHOLE lot of booze) and had an even more fabulous time sitting down and having a great conversation.

Take some time out of your day today and download the latest episode of the Feast of Fools.

And if you haven't done so already, you should head on over to iTunes and sign up to get the podcasts automatically by subscribing to the Feast of Fools

Going to Big Chicks....are you coming or what?

The Expiration Date Game - ROUND 1

I'm going to be moving office spaces tomorrow, which has had me boxing up all of my earthly office posessions. It's also had me going into some drawers that I haven't been in, in a while.

So can you tell me when this delicious Nile Spice Sweet Corn Chowder expired?

WTF? Where did the time go?

Yep, it's true....I'm 40 today...and I'm loving every minute of it.  Now I just need Miley Cyrus to come out with a new song!